Unplugged

(by eric clapton and jim gordon)

What'll you do when you get lonely
No one waiting by your side?
You've been running and hiding much too long.
You know it's just your foolish pride.

Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, i'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.

I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down.
Like a fool, i fell in love with you,
Turned my whole world upside down.

Chorus

Let's make the best of the situation
Before i finally go insane.
Please don't say we'll never find a way
And tell me all my love's in vain.

Chorus

Chorus

(by eric clapton and robert cray)

I can feel your body
When i'm lying in bed
There's too much confusion
Going around through my head

And it makes me so angry
To know that the flame still burns
Why can't i get over?
When will i ever learn?

Old love, leave me alone
Old love, go on home

I can see your face
But i know that it's not real
It's just an illusion
Caused by how i used to feel

And it makes me so angry
To know that the flame will always burn
I'll never get over
I know now that i'll never learn

Chorus

(by big bill broonzy)

Hey hey. hey hey, baby, hey.
Hey hey. hey hey, baby, hey.
I love you baby,
Sure ain't gonna be your dog.

Hey hey. hey hey, baby, hey.
Hey hey. hey hey, baby, hey.
My arms around you baby,
All i can say is hey.

First verse

Hey hey. you lost your good thing now.
Hey hey. you lost your good thing now.
You had me fooled,
I found it out somehow.

(traditional)

Alberta, alberta,
Where you been so long?
Alberta, alberta,
Where you been so long?
Ain't had no loving
Since you've been gone.

Alberta, alberta,
Where'd you stay last night?
Alberta, alberta
Where'd you stay last night?
Come home this morning,
Clothes don't fit you right

Alberta, alberta,
Girl, you're on my mind.
Alberta, alberta,
Girl, you're on my mind.
Ain't had no loving
Such a great long time.

Alberta, alberta,
Where you been so long?
Alberta, alberta,
Where you been so long?
Ain't had no loving
Since you've been gone.

By eric clapton

I must be invisible;
No one knows me.
I have crawled down dead-end streets
On my hands and knees.

I was born with a ragin' thirst,
A hunger to be free,
But i've learned through the years.
Don't encourage me.

'cause i'm a lonely stranger here,
Well beyond my day.
And i don't know what's goin' on,
So i'll be on my way.

When i walk, stay behind;
Don't get close to me,
'cause it's sure to end in tears,
So just let me be.

Some will say that i'm no good;
Maybe i agree.
Take a look then walk away.
That's all right with me.

Chorus

(by jimmie cox)

Once i lived the life of a millionaire,
Spent all my money, i just did not care.
Took all my friends out for a good time,
Bought bootleg whisky, champagne and wine.

Then i began to fall so low,
Lost all my good friends, i did not have nowhere to go.
I get my hands on a dollar again,
I'm gonna hang on to it till that eagle grins.

'cause no, no, nobody knows you
When you're down and out.
In your pocket, not one penny,
And as for friends, you don't have any.

When you finally get back up on your feet again,
Everybody wants to be your old long-lost friend.
Said it's mighty strange, without a doubt,
Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

When you finally get back upon your feet again,
Everybody wants to be your good old long-lost friend.
Said it's mighty strange,
Nobody knows you,
Nobody knows you,
Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

(by jesse fuller)

I got the blues from my baby left me by the san francisco bay,
The ocean liner's gone so far away.
Didn't mean to treat her so bad, she was the best girl i ever have had,
She said goodbye, i can take a cry, i want to lay down and die.

I ain't got a nickel and i ain't got a lousy dime.
She don't come back, think i'm going to lose my mind.
If she ever gets back to stay, it's going to be another brand new day,
Walking with my baby down by the san francisco bay.

Sitting down looking from my back door,
Wondering which way to go,
The woman i'm so crazy about, she don't love me no more.
Think i'll catch me a freight train, 'cause i'm feeling blue,
And ride all the way to the end of the line, thinking only of you.

Meanwhile, in another city,
Just about to go insane,
Thought i heard my baby, lord, the way she used to call my name.
If i ever get her back to stay, it's going to be another brand new day,
Walking with my baby down by the san francisco bay,
Walking with my baby down by the san francisco bay,
Walking with my baby down by the san francisco bay.